-BoTANIcAL GAZETTE 
Be 
DECEMBER, 1893. 
The bacterial flora of the Atlantic ocean in the vicinity of 
‘ Woods Holl, Mass. 
4 contribution to the morphology and physiology of marine 
2 bacteria. 
H. Li. RUSSEEL, 
WITH PLATE XXXVI. 
(Concluded from ~. 417.) 
Description of new forms. 
4. ,Ustig, and others that describe mainly the water forms 
o. give any evidence that the forms here dealt with had 
_pfeviously recorded. ‘ This is not at all surprising when 
# ba into consideration the fact that the systematic part 
het cTiology has heretofore concerned itself mainly with 
€sh water types and that little or no attention has been 
the marine bacterial flora. : 
vehi” therefore, described the predominating species that 
a been ‘solated and studied during the past season in order 
bre ‘ € may have a basis for comparison with European marine 
” nN 
difficulties of a satisfactory classification of bacterial 
ent hen a, not as yet been entirely overcome, but the pres- 
atar... °Y to introduce physiological and wont 
in the description of new forms 1S virtually . 
a The correlation of form and function in the ig 
3 ™ is so close that both factors must be considered in 
eye. XVIII. oO. 12, 
